Heather Linnerooth's Discussions

I am an Atheist mother, but I believe that my children should make their own final decision. I try not to influence them in any way. They know that I do not believe in a “higher power”, but I tell…Continue

"Your influence should be to teach them to question all such claims. You cannot completely control the ideas that they are exposed to out in the world or through the media unless you isolate them which probably does more harm than good in the long…"

"Thank you. I just got done watching the video and it was very helpful. I liked the way that he approached the questions his kids had, and I do similar with my children. I always let them ask the questions an try and figure out the answers for…"

"But that's just the thing. My children know that I do not believe in god(s), but it is hard to let them make up their own minds when others are trying to push religion on them. I believe that children are extremely influential and I don't…"

"Thank you so much for your post. I'm so glad to see that you are letting them make up their own minds!!! of course its a great idea to do this, at any point. many of us here on TA at some point believed in something. It is a better…"

"Many theist/cult groups/fellowships use a 'hard sell' approach. Guilt, fear, suspension of independent thought, control of reading materials, 'love bombing', issolation, etc. Young folks can be be overwhemed by such practices,…"

"I think it's important that kids, sooner or later, learn about religion. Religions become popular precisely because they have strong missionary tendencies; that is, they try hard to convince everyone to believe, and they have lots of very…"

"I don't think "children" have the capacity to make up their own minds. I believe once they are young adults they can begin to come to some conclusions on their own. As a parent, I think we owe it to our kids to tell them the truth;…"

"Here's the deal: They're going to make their own decision anyway, so why damage your relationship with them by trying to make them believe what you believe?
I'm an atheist as is my daughter's mother (my ex). My daughter belongs…"

Profile Information

Your Religious Status

Atheist

About Me:

Mom of two wonderful imaginative children and I have what I consider to be the best soon to be hubby in the world. I tried different religions out as a kid, but none of them ever made sense and when I asked questions they could never give me a strait answer, so I stuck to what I did believe in and that is science.

Age

25-30

Relationship Status

In a Relationship

Why are you here?

I would just like to connect with other atheists and I love the discussions and topics that this site provides